Update list-news.ps1

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Markus Fleschutz 2022-11-26 15:21:57 +01:00
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This PowerShell script lists the latest news by using RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds.
.PARAMETER RSS_URL
Specifies the URL to the RSS feed (Yahoo News by default)
.PARAMETER MaxCount
Specifies the number of lines to list (20 by default)
.PARAMETER MaxLines
Specifies the maximum number of lines to list (24 by default)
.PARAMETER Speed
Specifies the speed to write the text (10 ms by default)
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./list-news
.LINK
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://yahoo.com/news/rss/world", [int]$MaxCount = 20)
param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://yahoo.com/news/rss/world", [int]$MaxLines = 24, [int]$Speed = 10)
try {
[xml]$Content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content
[int]$Count = 1
foreach ($Item in $Content.rss.channel.item) {
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "$($Item.title)" 20 # ms speed
if ($Count++ -eq $MaxCount) { break }
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "$($Item.title)" $Speed
if ($Count++ -eq $MaxLines) { break }
}
$Source = $Content.rss.channel.title
$Date = $Content.rss.channel.pubDate
" By *$($Source)* as of $Date"
" (by *$($Source)* as of $Date)"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"